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Orange County school students were among the judges who evaluated video games and simulation technology presented at the recent I/ITSEC conference in Orlando. Winners of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge this year include two games for training to use military drones, and a student-designed game about the Underground Railroad from the pre-Civil War days of slavery in the U.S. Six winners were chosen from 18 finalists. I/ITSEC brings together simulation and training companies from around the world. Stu Armstrong, one of the judges, said the winners scored some of the highest numbers in the competion’s nine-year history. Winners get free registrations to next year’s...

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